The Government prevented the
process of destroying the gas industry and pays every effort to ensure growth
of domestic gas production by 7 bn cu m in 5 years, which will afford
to gain energy independence, competitiveness and to provide the national
security. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said to journalists
during his trip to Shebelinkagasvydobuvannya Gas Production Division
in the framework of a working visit to Kharkiv region on Friday.
"Over many decades,
especially since 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 through 2013, PJSC UkrGasVydobuvannyathat
is a state enterprise dealing with gas extraction, and called to create energy
independence of our country was on the brink of destruction. We have brought
this process to a halt", urged Volodymyr Groysman.
In particular, the Government
has begun to issue permits for exploration – this year there have been issued
14 against a single permit during the previous 7 years. Moreover, today the
development of the upper horizon of the Shebelinka gas field has
triggered. Experts are optimistic about the volumes of gas reserves in this
field, said Volodymyr Groysman.
"Our goal is to boost the
domestic production by 7 billion cubic meters of gas for 5 years. Do not pay
money, currency for import, but we must develop our Ukrainian gas and this gas
should be ours. This will significantly strengthen our position in energy
independence and national security, and will improve our competitiveness, and
most importantly, we will be able to pass through the heating season rather
efficiently", he said.
"We will continue to
support this advancement. We will do our utmost to support Ukrainian gas
production and assert our independence", assured the Prime Minister.
The Head of Government noted
that the oil and gas sector had used to be entwined with corruption. Now the
Government is engaged in bringing order and eliminating any corruption schemes,
making efforts to increase national production of Ukrainian gas and ensures
publicity of the process.
According to him, some don’t
take it with optimism: "Of course, those who earned hundreds of millions
of dollars or even billions, I'd say they are not optimistic about it. Hence,
there will be much discussion about it”.
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